https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A 66-year-old pensioner was lucky to escape uninjured after picking up a hand grenade whilst out mushroom picking around Molln in Upper Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20140902/pensioner-finds-grenade-on-mushroom-hunt Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:13:46 +0200 pensioner-finds-grenade-on-mushroom-hunt Fifty-four explosive shells dating from World War II have been discovered on a railway line in Burgenland. https://www.thelocal.at/20140829/54-explosive-shells-found-on-austrian-rail-line Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:14:00 +0200 54-explosive-shells-found-on-austrian-rail-line Workers excavating in a street in Floridsdorf in Vienna discovered a quarter tonne bomb, a relic of World War II on Monday, leading to evacuation of the area and the shut down of the nearby U1. https://www.thelocal.at/20140818/ww2-bomb-discovery-halted-u1-trains Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:52:00 +0200 ww2-bomb-discovery-halted-u1-trains A teenager who discovered a WWII grenade at a camp site put it in his backpack and took it to the police. https://www.thelocal.at/20140527/wwii-grenade-washes-up-near-salzburg Tue, 27 May 2014 16:40:00 +0200 wwii-grenade-washes-up-near-salzburg